Singapore-headquartered solar cell and module manufacturer EliTe Solar is expanding its presence in Indonesia to take advantage of the country’s high solar potential, estimated at 3,294 GW. The company announced it has successfully commissioned a high-efficiency solar cell production centre in Indonesia.
The project has been in the works for some time, with the site initially selected in May 2024. Construction, equipment preparation and installation followed during the summer months, and the facility was fully operational by the beginning of December 2024.
EliTe Solar sought the help of the Indonesian government and partners to get the facility opened as soon as possible, citing job creation, economic growth, and knowledge sharing as potential benefits to the region.
For its part, EliTe Solar will benefit from Indonesia’s growing solar industry. The country’s solar potential is estimated at more than 3 GW, and EliTe Solar hopes its new centre will be able to cater to cell demand.
In addition to its Indonesian and Singapore business, EliTe Solar has a manufacturing presence in Vietnam and Cambodia. It is also in the process of building a manufacturing facility in Egypt, due to be completed in 2025. The first phase of the Egyptian project was announced in September 2024, with the company aiming for a 2 GW cell production line the following year.
On December 16, the company will break ground on the new facility in the TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone. This $150 million project, covering 78,000 square meters, will be constructed in two phases and aims to drive renewable energy growth in the Middle East.
In total, EliTe Solar says it has delivered 10 GW of solar modules globally. Its Cambodian cell production line reached 2 GW in 2022, while its Vietnamese wafer production line hit 3 GW in 2023.
